KROK 1 2016 – Question 66 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology
The processes of heat transfer in a naked person at room temperature have been studied. It was revealed that under these conditions the greatest amount of heat is transferred by:
- A. Evaporation
- B. Heat radiation
- C. Convection
- D. Heat conduction
- E. -
Hint
Compare the physical routes by which a resting, unclothed body gives heat to cooler surroundings in still room air, and ask which has the largest share.
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